Yuan Zhengkun looked around at the crowd, and loudly cheered them on, "Manor Head is furious, and has already gathered the troops of South Edict's Nine Mountains. Yang Qing will not be able to escape, and will be dismembered into a thousand pieces in a few days. As of now, Yang Qing's subordinate, the Cave Master of Hundred Blossoms Cave, Qin Weiwei, intends to split her forces into two and launch a pincer attack on my Transient Light Cave. I have already found out about this beforehand. I wish to take the head of that slut, Qin Weiwei. Who in Transient Light Cave dares to face the enemy head-on with me! "
Everyone looked at each other in dismay. Before they could figure out what was going on, Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao had already stepped forward on their dragon steeds. Both of them shouted, "Your subordinates are willing to follow the Cave Master to face the enemy head-on, and take Qin Weiwei's head!"
Cao Dingfeng was taken aback, but he quickly urged his dragon steed forward and cupped his fists. "Your subordinate is willing to go!"
As Yuan Zhengkun's loyal subordinates, Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao had already responded, so how could he not do so?
Regardless of whether the others were willing or not, they all voiced their agreement. Even Yan Xiu and Miao Yi joined in with a loud voice.
"Alright!" Yuan Zhengkun immediately waved the long halberd in his hand and pointed it at the crowd below the stairs. "Li Xin, Sun Jiaojiao, the two of you follow me to face Qin Weiwei head-on. Cao Dingfeng, lead the others to the back of the mountain ridge to intercept the attack. You must delay Qin Weiwei's troops. Once I've taken Qin Weiwei's head, I'll immediately return to meet up with all of you! "
Li Xin, Sun Jiaojiao, and Cao Dingfeng accepted the order.
"Our Transient Light Cave must work together to defeat the invading enemy. Those who perform meritorious deeds will be rewarded handsomely! Let's go! "
Yuan Zhengkun didn't waste any more time. He urged his dragon steed to leap down the stairs, brandishing the halberd in his hand as he shouted.
Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao immediately urged their dragon steeds to follow closely behind. They rushed out of the mountain gates and quickly left.
"Follow me to the back of the mountain, West Ridge, and stop the enemy!"
Cao Dingfeng, who had a treasured sword on his back, also had a long spear in his hand. He turned his horse around and shouted at the crowd.
Under his lead, the eight cultivators rode their dragon steeds away as fast as lightning, traversing over mountains and ridges as though they were on flat ground.
Hanging at the very back, Miao Yi wished he could stab Charcoal to death with the spear in his hand, and then run away on his own two legs.
Charcoal had really given him too much face, making it seem like he was more greedy for life and afraid of death than Yan Xiu. How would the entire Transient Light Cave view him in the future?
Even if it was as Yan Xiu had said, if he couldn't win, he should just surrender. But now, the fight hadn't even started and he was already running to the back. Although Yan Xiu had already prepared to surrender, he was at least running quite fast on the surface, making it hard for others to say anything.
He felt embarrassed here, not knowing that he had become Yuan Zhengkun's scapegoat.
Li Xin's plan was very simple. He would let Yuan Zhengkun incite the others to fight while the three of them would escape.
In this way, if the higher-ups were to pursue the matter, Yuan Zhengkun would be able to escape the responsibility of fleeing without putting up a fight. "Look, only the three of us were lucky enough to return alive. Even my trusted subordinate, Cao Dingfeng, died in battle. It's not that I didn't give it my all, it's just that Yang Qing personally led his troops here. I've already done my best, and I really couldn't hold them off.
Everyone can understand that. Not only could he escape the responsibility of fleeing without putting up a fight, he could also let Cao Dingfeng lead his men to cover his retreat and buy time for him to escape.
Most importantly, knowing that Yang Qing had personally led his troops here, Yuan Zhengkun still dared to lead his troops to fight. Perhaps this loyalty and courage could win the praise of the higher-ups, turning a bad thing into a good thing.
With so many benefits, Yuan Zhengkun didn't say anything else and immediately acted according to Li Xin's plan.
Once the seven dragon steeds crossed over the top of the West Ridge Mountain, Cao Dingfeng saw that the foot of the mountain was an open area between the mountain range on the opposite side. It was the perfect place to receive the enemy's painful attack. He immediately brandished the long spear in his hand and restrained the advance of the troops, making everyone hide in the dense forest halfway up the mountain.
Everyone laid in ambush and waited for a while. Only then did Miao Yi arrive late on Charcoal with a taut face.
Cao Dingfeng turned his head to look at Charcoal under his crotch, but didn't say anything.
At this moment, in the mountain forest on the opposite side, a dragon steed swooped down the mountain at high speed. The silhouette of a two-petaled white lotus blossomed between the brows of the cultivator on the dragon steed. Holding his spear, he looked left and right, observing as he moved forward.
Cao Dingfeng could tell at a glance that the other party was opening up a path. It seemed like the other party was very cautious. In that case, any ambush would be useless.
Then, he turned to his left and right and asked, "Kill one, there's one less. Who's going to make the first contribution?"
"I'll go!" Luo Zhen answered without the slightest hesitation. With a long saber in hand, she urged her dragon steed to charge down the mountain.
"You …" Yan Xiu reached out to stop her, but to no avail. His entire body froze.
Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Madam Shi Xiang to be the first to make a move.
Miao Yi was also taken aback. He had listened to Yan Xiu's incessant teachings, but his wife didn't listen at all.
Little did he know, Luo Zhen had long had enough of it. She had had enough of being called 'Madam Shi Xiang' in humiliation. She had been holding it in all this time.
Ever since Yuan Zhengkun had encouraged everyone, Luo Zhen had already hardened her heart. She had been humiliated enough...
The dragon steed that was swooping down at high speed suddenly leaped up, carrying Luo Zhen out of the mountain forest. With a single leap, it was a hundred meters high, whistling as it shot diagonally towards the dragon steed that was charging towards them from the open field ahead.
The newcomer was shocked. The dragon steed that never had the time to turn around quickly leaped twenty meters into the air.
Usually, cultivators would use two types of weapons, one long and one short. Usually, they would use the short weapon to defend themselves, but when they mounted their dragon steed, they would use the long weapon to face the enemy.
He was also using a long saber. He leaped into the air and slashed at the dragon steed that was descending from the sky. However, when he leaped into the air and saw that Luo Zhen's cultivation was at White Lotus Third Grade, he immediately panicked.
The whistling Luo Zhen had already swiftly thrust out her saber, parrying the other's slash. At the same time, she locked onto her opponent with her transcendence energy.
Once he was entangled by transcendence energy of a higher grade, the newcomer's reaction speed immediately slowed down significantly. His face was already filled with fear.
'Bang!' The dragon steed that Luo Zhen was riding ruthlessly rammed into the other's chest.
'Pfft!' Fresh blood gushed out of the other's mouth. His chest had already caved in from the impact.
Why did cultivators like to ride dragon steeds? It was because this type of spiritual beast had extraordinary strength. Its ability to withstand gravity and impact force were terrifying. Even a Blue Lotus cultivator wouldn't dare to let an adult dragon steed crash into them.
Especially with the speed of a dragon steed. Once they let loose, even a Blue Lotus cultivator would find it hard to catch up. Even if they could catch up, it would only be within a short distance. If the time was slightly longer, they would definitely not be able to keep up with the dragon steed's speed and endurance.
Just think about it, in this kind of situation where speed and strength were complemented by a cultivator's transcendence energy, the strength of a cultivator's attack was almost doubled. Therefore, dragon steeds had become the favorite of most cultivators.
"Die!"
As the other party spat blood into the sky and fell backward, Luo Zhen let out a fierce shout. She waved her saber in the air, creating a rain of blood.
Riding her dragon steed, Luo Zhen landed on the ground with her saber in her hand. She looked back at the mountainside where Cao Dingfeng and the others were. In a single move, she had beheaded a White Lotus Second Grade cultivator.
A sudden gust of wind blew in the mountains. The dark green grass undulated like waves, further accentuating Luo Zhen's imposing manner.
The cultivator's dragon steed let out a mournful cry. It ran to the side of its master's severed corpse, unwilling to leave.
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